COVID-19 Modeling February 23, 2021 Presentation available at: dfr.vermont.gov National COVID-19 National COVID-19 Cases Trending Down Hospitalizations Trending Down 74% Decrease in Cases 30%Since Decrease January in 11, Cases 2021 Since January 6, 2021 Source: Covid Tracking Project — February 22, 2021 2 National COVID-19 Hospitalizations Trending Down 54% Decrease in Cases Since January 11, 2021 58,499 59,427 59,986 Source: Covid Tracking Project — February 22, 2021 3 National COVID-19 Deaths Trending Down 43% Decrease in Cases Since January 13, 2021 Source: Covid Tracking Project — February 21, 2021 4 Source: Johns Hopkins — February 23, 2021; CDC and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Regional Cases 15.92% Decrease in New Cases New Cases Feb. 9th to Feb 15th New Cases Feb. 16th to Feb 21st 91,216 76,695 Sources: State Health Departments & CTV National News (Quebec) 6 Significant Decline in Regional Weekly Cases 64% Decrease Since January 11, 2021 91,138 76,695 7 Sources: State Health Departments & CTV National News (Quebec) (includes: CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, QC, RI & VT) Regional Positivity Rate Declining (7-Day Average) 10.73% Threshold Recommended by the World Health 2.89% Organization Source: Covid Tracking Project (7-Day Average in CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI & VT)—February 22, 2021 8 Regional Hospitalizations Trending Down Source: Covid Tracking Project (7-Day Average in CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI & VT)—February 22, 2021 9 Regional Heat Map Active Cases per Million 0 5,000 25,000 + Jan 11, 2021 Feb 23, 2021 10 Source: Johns Hopkins University Data & Oliver Wyman Forecast Model—February 22, 2021; N.B. assumes current vaccine supply and no variant-specific impact 11 Vermont COVID-19 Cases 7-Day Average Trending Down Slow Gradual Case Decline 174 39% 105% 107 85 Source: Vermont Department of Health— February 22, 2021 12 Vermont COVID-19 Cases Over 75 Years Old 7-Day Average Trending Down 10.86 71% 3.14 Source: Vermont Department of Health— February 22, 2021 13 Vermonters Diagnosed with COVID-19 by Week Source: Vermont Department of Health (week calculated as Tuesday to Monday) 14 Source: VT Department of Health—February 23, 2021; 2019 Vermont census data Vermont LTCF Cases By Month Source: VDH—February 22, 2021 16 Vermont Weekly Deaths Source: Vermont Department of Health—February 22, 2021 17 Active Cases per Million in Vermont Counties Travel map thresholds 18 Source: Johns Hopkins University—February 23, 2021 Cases remain elevated in Franklin, fell in Bennington and Rutland Counties 19 Continued overall decline in active Vermont cases 20 Source: Johns Hopkins University Data & Oliver Wyman Forecast Model—February 22, 2021 Cases forecasted to gradually decline into spring Source: Johns Hopkins University Data & Oliver Wyman Forecast Model—February 22, 2021; *assumes current vaccine supply and no variant-specific impact 21 Statewide Covid-19 Hospitalizations Source: Vermont Department of Health— February 22, 2021 22 Hospital & ICU Capacity Forecasts 23 Source: Oliver Wyman Forecast Model—February 22, 2021; GNYHA Hospital Surge framework Higher Education Restart Fall 2020 Spring 2021 As cases increased in Vermont's communities cases also increased on Vermont’s campuses 24 Source: Vermont Higher Education Institution reporting—February 22, 2021 Covid-19 Cases in K-12 Schools & Colleges Across Northern New England New Hampshire K-12: 2,455 (+132) Higher Ed: 1,267 (+243) Vermont K-12: 637 Cases (+43) Maine Higher Ed: 417(+82) 2,212 Cases (+169) Higher Ed: 510 (+43) 25 Source: ME, NH & VT K-12 Dashboards, ME media reports Active Outbreaks in Long Term Care Facilities Facility Name Total COVID-19 Cases Village at Cedar Hill, Windsor 23 Long Term Care Facility E Not Shown Mountain View Center, Rutland 11 Source: Vermont Department of Health—February 22, 2021 (reporting Monday through previous Sunday); ‘Active’ defined as less than 28 days since most recent case’s specimen collection date or illness start date (whichever is later); privacy suppressions include facility w/ <25 staff and residents and/or >75% of facility infected or fewer than 5 active cases. 26 Regional Vaccination Map: Initial Dose Doses Administered per 100K 18 26 At 22.67 doses administered per 100 residents, Vermont ranks: ● 2rd in Northeast ● 10th Nationally Source: CDC—February 23, 2021 27 Percentage Population Fully Vaccinated Vermont Ranks 9th Nationally Source: CDC—February 22, 2021 28 RESTART VERMONT Reopening Metrics 1. Syndromic Surveillance 2. Viral Growth & Reproductive Rates 3. Percentage of New Positive Tests 4. Hospital & Critical Care Bed Capacity Data Point 1: Syndromic Surveillance ● Summary: Percentage of visits with COVID-19 like illness and Influenza diagnosis ● Warning Flag: Percentage of visits exceeding 4% for multiple consecutive days Source: Vermont Department of Health—February 23, 2021 30 Data Point 2: Viral Growth and Reproductive Rates ● Summary: Case growth measured by daily, 3-day, 7-day, and effective reproductive rate (Rt) ● Warning Flags: Sustained viral growth that would lead to <30% open ICU beds Growth rate under 1% for over 7 days Source: Vermont Department of Health—February 23 2021 31 Data Point 3: Percentage of New Positive Tests ● Summary: Percent of tests resulting in a new positive case ● Warning Flags: New positives represent >5% of daily results Source: Vermont Department of Health—February 23, 2021 32 Data Point 4: Hospital & Critical Care Beds ● Summary: Number of occupied and unoccupied medical surgical and ICU beds ● Warning Flags: Reduction in ICU open beds to less than 30% Source: Vermont Department of Health—February 23, 2021 33 Vermont Testing 34 Source: Vermont Department of Health—February 23, 2021; results reported to VDH daily .